All in all, the Militzer & Münch Group transports almost 190 containers laden with parts for a paper machine to Russia. The German and the Chinese Militzer & Münch organizations are involved in the multimodal transports.
In Segezha in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern Russia, a paper mill is being modernized and equipped with a new paper machine. The majority of the parts for the machine come from the Voith Group. Militzer & Münch is responsible for the entire imports from China and Brazil to Germany and for the container exports via sea from Germany to Russia. In September 2016 Militzer & Münch began dispatching the first ocean transports of components from Brazil and China to Germany using leasing containers. First sea shipments from Hamburg to St. Petersburg were planned for April, with the goods on-forwarded from St. Petersburg to Segezha via road.
Different containers used
“Together with our suppliers, we have to individually adapt the transport mode for each single delivery,” says Thomas Czojor, Manager of the Militzer & Münch Air & Sea branch Hamburg. “For example, many calender rolls for the machine come from China. We transported them to Hamburg with open top containers.” Apart from open top containers, Militzer & Münch also uses high cube and flat rack containers for this order, plus one out-of-gauge box.
Customs know-how is a must
Apart from the transport per se, Militzer & Münch is also responsible for part of the customs clearance across multiple countries, including export clearance in Brazil and China, import clearance in Germany, and export clearance for Russia. “The good cooperation and intensive communication between the Militzer & Münch teams in China and Germany have allowed the project to proceed smoothly,” says Thomas Czojor. The customer has already placed new enquiries with Militzer & Münch.